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Research Scientist - World-Action Foundation Model, Robotics

Applied Intuition· AI Research
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Sunnyvale$126k - $423kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Research Scientist role focused on pretraining world-action foundation models with multi-modal modalities for robot action and world generation, contributing to end-to-end autonomous driving and robotic generalist applications.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct research on pretraining world-action foundation model with various world modalities including vision and physics associated with ego actions, serving the purpose for both robot action and simulation world generation.
  • Diving into relevant topics such as vision-physics modality association, feed-forward Gaussian splatting, world foundation model, human data incorporation, language modality, and spatial reasoning, deformable object modeling and simulation.
  • Related topics including 3D/world-action foundation model, multi-modal pretraining, feed-forward Gaussian splatting, world foundation model with applications to autonomous driving, and fundamental topics on 3D vision and generation with broader applications
  • Work closely with other Research Scientists and interns on research publications for submission to top-tier conferences
  • Collaborate with Research Engineers and engineering teams to test and deploy algorithms to our autonomy and simulation products

Qualifications

  • Strong research record in the fields of 3D vision, reconstruction and generation for robotics and autonomous systems, with publications in top-tier conferences or journals in the fields of computer vision, machine learning, and robotics
  • MSc or PhD in machine learning and computer vision with autonomy and robotics applications or closely-related fields
  • 1+ year of research experience in autonomy, self-driving, robotics, or related field
  • Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics for real-world systems
  • Strong research skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
  • Technical experience in: Python, Pytorch, computer vision, robotics systems, and distributed machine learning model training

Skills

Required:3D visionMachine learning for roboticsPythonPyTorch

Benefits

  • Base salary, equity, and benefits including comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401k with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off
Last updated Sep 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Applied Intuition

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Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company with the tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks for creating safe, AI-powered vehicle experiences.

AIAutonomy stacksSelf-Driving SystemSimulationTesting & ValidationVehicle IntelligenceVehicle OSai-infrastructure-and-development
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